Find out more about the new framework coming into force on 31 March 2026. For the first time in Mozambique, legislation has been passed establishing the legal framework for the registration...

The fifth exhibition in the FPM programme is dedicated to works from the collection of the PLMJ Foundation.

The Portuguese Securities Market Commission (CMVM) has published some clarifications on the regulatory framework for "finfluencers", i.e. influencers who use their social media accounts...

The existing Portuguese law currently restricts gambling to casinos, bingos and social games (lotteries and sports betting) organized by a charitable institution called Santa Casa da Mesericórdia.

On the 28th of February, 2020, the Portuguese Self-Regulation Appeal Commission was presented with a dispute to decide on the validity of claim concerning a baby product advertisement.

On the 8th June 2021, the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) issued a statement to flag situations of abusive use of the National Football Team´s brand

On the 12th of January of 2021, the Portuguese Self-Regulation Appeal Commission was presented with a dispute to decide on the validity of a claim concerning a shampoo advertising campaign.

On the 26th of February of 2020, the Advertising Ethics Jury of the Self-Regulating entity, was presented with a dispute to decide on the validity of a grease removal product advertisement.

Back in June 2019 we referred that the General Directorate of Consumer Affairs (DGC), a public entity of the Ministry of Economy in charge of consumer protection policy...

The new Code of Self-Regulation on Commercial Communication of Foods and Beverages directed to Children, which replaced the previous Code issued by the Civil Institute ...

Law No. 55/2012 of 6 September was adopted, subject to reservation by some of the organisations that are part of this sector's value chain, with a view to the resolution of the crisis experienced by the cinema and audiovisual sector in Portugal.

Commercial communication must also be accompanied by mandatory legal disclaimers.

A new law providing procedures for monitoring, control, removal and prevention of access to protected content in a digital environment was published on the 30th of November.

On September 19th 2017, the Lisbon Court of Appeal confirmed the decision of the Regulatory Authority for the Media ("ERC") to apply a fine of € 20.000,00 to TVI (Televisão Independente S.A.).

The Ethics Juri (EJ) of the Advertising Self-Regulation Association (Auto-Regulação Publicitária) has decided yet again about comparative advertising, which has been one...

The new Number Portability Regulation was published on 9 January 2025 with the aim of improving, harmonising and standardising the rules applicable to number portability. The new Regulation maintains the principle.

On November 1st, 2015, the Portuguese legal regime on health advertising practices, approved by Decree-Law No. 238/2015, of October 14th, entered into force, being applicable to all stakeholders...

Due to the importance that Advertising assumes in building the reputation and opinion of the public regarding products and services offered for sale...

Decree-Law no. 45/2018 of 19 June created the Support Fund for Tourism and Cinema ("Fund"), which is represented by the Portuguese Tourism Institute ("Turismo de Portugal").